Unemployment in Lockhart (9.2%) is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 8.0 in Orlando. For jobs and income Lockhart is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (A−). Only 3% stay in Lockhart for work; outside it, Orlando is the main destination (27%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lockhart apart
Lockhart trades workers with the towns around it
Lockhart has about as many jobs (5,756) as working residents (6,429), but they are mostly different people: 6,259 residents leave for work each day while 5,586 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Lockhart are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lockhart makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Lockhart are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lockhart residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
Lockhart draws workers from far and wide
The 5,756 jobs in Lockhart are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 26%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Lockhart works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Lockhart: Orlando (27%) and Altamonte Springs (5%). Next door ↓
Lockhart has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lockhart went from 3,688 in 2013 to 5,756 in 2023, +56%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Lockhart: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Lockhart’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lockhart could be anywhere from C− to B.
In and out of Lockhart on a workday
On a workday 6,259 residents head out to work, 170 work right here, and 5,586 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 63% of Lockhart’s jobs are in goods
5,756 jobs are based in Lockhart.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockhart, 2013 → 2023: 3,688 → 5,756. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lockhart’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Lockhart’s residents
Where Lockhart clocks in
27% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Lockhart
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockhart workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,925 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Lockhart goes to work
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Lockhart is easy on foot, hard by bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,026 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.3% of Lockhart households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Lockhart’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lockhart places 1,609th of 2,109 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 80 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Lake Butler FL | 17,125 | $183K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,607 | Huron SD | 14,607 | $61K | 16.1% | 2.6% | 57% | C |
| 1,608 | Bethel Township OH | 17,987 | $67K | 14.1% | 7.6% | 9% | C |
| 1,609 | Lockhart FL | 15,371 | $70K | 17.9% | 9.2% | 3% | C |
| 1,610 | Springfield TN | 20,090 | $59K | 22.4% | 4.7% | 25% | C |
| 1,611 | Olivehurst CA | 18,444 | $83K | 10.6% | 7.8% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lockhart, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Next door is work for 32% of Lockhart
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockhart workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart | – | C | A− | 29 min | $69,602 |
| Orlando | 27% | B− | A | 26 min | $72,336 |
| Fairview Shores | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $62,414 |
| Altamonte Springs | 5% | B− | A− | 26 min | $64,070 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Orlando. Darker towns draw more of Lockhart’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Lockhart: questions
What is the median household income in Lockhart?
$69,602 (±$20,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockhart?
17.9%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockhart?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockhart work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orlando (27%, 12 mi), Altamonte Springs (5%, 3 mi), Maitland (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lockhart walkable?
Lockhart is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lockhart without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lockhart, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockhart
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.